CalledUnofficial results
Illinois Representative District 71
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Dan Swanson won re-election by 12.4 points over Kermit Thomas.
Dan SwansonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%20,502
Kermit ThomasDemocrat
43.8%15,972
77% of the expected vote counted · 36,474 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 7:26 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Kermit ThomasDan Swanson
$7.4K
Raised by the campaign
$197.9K
$8.3K
Spent by the campaign
$156.7K
$1.1K
Cash on hand
$133.7K
Campaign money: Illinois State Board of Elections, through Sep 30, 2026.
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Sep 30, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Kermit Thomas
- 13%
- Dan Swanson
- 87%
- Projected margin
- R+9.1